{"id":5209,"date":"2014-02-26T13:39:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T13:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glokal.org\/open-letter-to-heimathafen-neukoelln-we-are-not-gooks\/"},"modified":"2014-02-26T13:39:10","modified_gmt":"2014-02-26T13:39:10","slug":"open-letter-to-heimathafen-neukoelln-we-are-not-gooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glokal.org\/en\/open-letter-to-heimathafen-neukoelln-we-are-not-gooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Open letter to Heimathafen Neuk\u00f6lln “We are not ‘gooks'”!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The association Korientation e.V.<\/a>, together with a large alliance of organizations and individuals, has written an open letter to the Heimathafen Neuk\u00f6lln<\/a>, thus reigniting the public debate on anti-Asian racism:<\/p>\n

“We have learned to our dismay that until February 04, 2014, over a longer period of time, despite complaints received, the Heimathafen Neuk\u00f6lln has shown in the context of its exhibition “I love NK” a picture that is undoubtedly hurtful to Asian people. In this photo, a blond white woman wearing a white Heimathafen T-shirt with the imprint “I love NK” can be seen in an East Asian-looking park. Her grinning face reproduces an old and very disparaging racist stereotype by pulling her eyes up into “slits” with her fingers. […]”<\/p>\n

“We call on the management of Heimathafen Neuk\u00f6lln to take responsibility<\/strong> and apologize publicly without delay<\/strong>. Furthermore, we urge you to fully and unreservedly clarify<\/strong> this artistic aberration in public […]”<\/p>\n

Current exciting literature for further thematic reading can be found in the dossier“Asian Germany<\/a>” by freitext, korientation and the Heinrich B\u00f6ll Foundation, the article by Makoto Takeda in“Standing up Equality in Germany’s Schools<\/a>“, as well as the guide for non-racist carnival costumes by dangerbananas<\/a>. And last but not least, of course, the comprehensive anthology“Asian Germans<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The association Korientation e.V., together with a large alliance of organizations and individuals, has written an open letter to the Heimathafen Neuk\u00f6lln, thus reigniting the public debate on anti-Asian racism: 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